Arabic Poetry: Trajectories of Modernity and Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780415595919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 328 str.

Muhsin J. al-Musawi;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Since the late 1940's, Arabic poetry has spoken for an Arab conscience, as much as it has debated positions and ideologies, nationally and worldwide. This book tackles issues of modernity and tradition in Arabic poetry as manifested in poetic texts and criticism by poets and participants in transformation and change.

Recenzje

"The work has established the fact that Arabic poetry can indeed generate autochthonous critical dimensions, even when insights from other unrelated traditions are deployed or adapted." - Amidu Sanni, Lagos State University, Nigeria; British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Vol 40, n0 2, pp. 224-226 (2013).

Spis treści

1. The Tradition/Modernity Nexus in Arabic Poetics  2. Debating Hegemonic Poetics  3. Poetic Strategies for Conformity and Dissent: Past/Present Thresholds  4. Poetic Dialogization: Ancestors in the Text-Figures and Figurations  5. Dedications as Poetic Intersections: Precursors and Contemporaries  6. Envisioning Exile: Past Anchors and Problematic Encounters  7. The Edge of Recognition and Rejection: Why T.S. Eliot?  8. Conclusion: Re-inscribing Tradition

O autorze

Muhsin J. al-Musawi is Professor of Middle East and Asian Studies at Columbia University and University Professor at the American University of Sharjah.